tragic loss
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftragicandloss
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tragic
adjective
uk/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/us/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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loss
noun
uk/lɒs/us/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition oftragicandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The predominant narrative of dementia has until recently been that of atragiclossof self.
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Depending on your point of view, this is either atragiclossor the price of progress.
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The next flashback is to early manhood and thetragiclossin battle of a friend and fellow soldier.
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Where told by others, the story of dementia is presented as one oftragicloss, the embarkation on a fatal journey, the assumption of a doomed career.
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We mourn thetragiclossof life in this conflict and condemn the violent actions of both sides.
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It would be atragiclossto the village and the community if that pub had to close.
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We are deeply disturbed to read of thetragiclossof life and the difficulties that the families of the victims must be experiencing.
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No doubt many of them have had thetragiclossof one or more of their parents at an early stage of their lives.
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The efforts of safety committees, teachers and the police are making scarcely any impression on thistragiclosson life.
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It has been atragicloss.
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Obviously there is nothing that can be said to the families that could alleviate their anguish at thetragiclossof their son.
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I pay tribute to its work over the past 16 years since the terrible andtragiclossof that vessel.
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Unemployment, particularly for men, means atragiclossof identity.
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I wish to express my deepest sympathy to the families and relatives of those who lost their lives in thetragiclossof this vessel.
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Thattragiclossof life is entirely unnecessary now.
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That is because we are particularly determined to combat the needless andtragiclossof young life on our roads.
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That can have a particularly damaging impact on their capacity to come to terms with their great andtragicloss.
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Firefighters from my constituency and his operated with amazing bravery in trying to ensure that thetragiclossof life was kept to a minimum.
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Let us hope that their sad andtragiclossspurs to us change the law.
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We have seen violence and eventragiclossof life as emotions have heightened, with confrontation replacing peaceful protest.
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